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Obituary.Sarah A. Lykins Campbell, daughter of Jonas and Anna Lvkins, was born about four miles South of Winchester, Indiana, on the ninth day of August, IS#}, and departed this life near the place of her birth at the home of her i daughter Mrs. Charles Lewis on the ,24th day of November, 1911, age 86 I years, 3 months and 15 days. She was extraordinary active in life with very little illness until a few hours of her death which came as a sodden shock to j all.i She was the eldest one of a family of five, they having preceded her to the tomb years ago.I She was married to John K. Campbell j December 7, 1843. He also long ago 1 been laid to rest. To this union was burn eight children. Only four of these known to be living. She is survived by two sons and two daughters, Sarah M. Lewis, Susie M Swain. George J. Campbell and Dr. Paul Campbell who is present today after a long tiresome journey to pay his last sad rites to his dear beloved mother. Together with thirteen graml-children and seven great-grandchildren with a host of other relatives friends and neighbors who mourn their loss. She belonged to the/class of citizens known as our oldest pioneers and saw the wide spreading forests of the early day! waste away into progressive fertile farms of to-day which bud forth with everything for the sustainance of mankind.During her early womanhood she was a prominent school teacher, and in . the early day when medical science was 1 in its infancy she took up the practice of medicine in a measure hut never followed her calling to say professionally, hut done a great deal to aid the sick and suffering about the civil war time, and was ever ready to lord a helping hand in time of need.She has been a constant resident of Randolph County near the old home all her life excepting twenty-nine years which she spent with her husband and family in the state of Kansas, where they emigrated by the old fashioned way of team and wagon. During the long years spent, there she endured many hardships and thrilling experi-; cnees with the Indians and other great difficulties during war times and the settling up of a new country. It was I while out there she united with the Quaker church in which she was an ! active worker l'or years, and suppos-ingly in this faith sh^ died. She was I a devoted and loving wife, a tender,1 kind and loving mother. We feel her loss on earth will be heaven’s gain.“We have lost our darling mother, she has bid us all adieu ; She has gone to live in heaven and her form is lost to view. Oh, that dear one, how we j loved her. Oh, how hard to give her up. but an angel came down for her and removed her from our Hock.”Funeral services were conducted at the Last St. Christian church Winchester. Indiana, Nov. 2Y, 1911, oy Rev. Harvey Thornburg. Interment at Fountain Park cemetery.Harry Lewis.
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Winchester Randolph County Journal
Winchester, Indiana, US
Wed, Nov 29, 1911
Page 6
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